
Having junked the initial plan to switch to a 2.4-litre-with-hybrid engine formula for 2024, IndyCar will stick with its 2.2-litre powerplants boosted by a common supercapacitor system next year, which is currently under development as joint venture between engine suppliers Chevrolet (with its partner Ilmor) and Honda.
Honda Performance Development president David Salters told Motorsport.com that after early doubts about the effectiveness of a hybrid system on oval tracks, the opposite is now becoming apparent.